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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Finally finished this beast. A cigar band seemed a fitting marker for some reason. Good practice for the next one!
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Keywords: wood cedar
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Fred Yarmolowicz
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brick(Central) NJ
Posts: 565
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Tue September 12, 2006 5:08am
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Very elegant.A true work of art.
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Tue September 12, 2006 10:20am
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Nice to see someone thinking outside the box!
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Tue September 12, 2006 10:39am
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Thanks guys. Ray, just taking a step back in time is all, doing what the old timers did. It was very fun. Fred, it will look good hanging on the wall to be sure but not as it was intended. It will make a good meat chucker, but as a fly rod it is too bulky and end-heavy for my taste. During forming, I had tunnel vision on managing stress, and ignored weight/balance. One of many lessons learned. Now that I know where all the mistakes were made, I'm really looking forward to another one.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Tue September 12, 2006 11:24am
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How'd you get the cigar wrapper to stick? I've toyed with beer labels with so-so results. Obviously, you cannot tell how it looks based on a internet picture, mine looks OK, but I know there must be a better way. That's why I'm asking. Nice job overall, how long did it take you total?
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Tue September 12, 2006 11:57am
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Billy, superglue. Did a light dab on one end, let dry, pull tight around the rod and a small dab on the overlap. Quick coat of permagloss over the top and that was it. Looks really good and the glue and PG didn't discolor it at all. I started keeping track of the time, but after a few trips back to the drawing board, some screw ups and re-starts, making ferrules (that I decided not to use) etc, I lost the true count, but for time spent on the actual parts that completed it, I'd say in the neighborhood of 40 hours give or take a few. Keep in mind that this was all hand tools, even preparing the laminate tip section and grips, so with power, this could probably easily be cut in half if not a bit more.
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Stan Grace
Registered: March 2005
Location: Helena, Montana
Posts: 337
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Tue September 12, 2006 1:30pm
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That had to be an interesting undertaking as well as challenge. Great work!
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Tue September 12, 2006 7:01pm
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That is was, Stan, and thank you. The back issue of Rodmaker on these really kindled the spark and gave some great tips. Thanks Tom K. This was quite a learning experience in many ways. I also now have a bit more understanding of why 'boo folks are a bit nuttier than the rest of us addicts!
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Scott VanGuilder
Registered: March 2005
Location: Chisholm, MN
Posts: 265
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Wed September 13, 2006 1:08pm
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That is very cool and unique. Hard for me to imagine just how much work went into something like that. Very nice!!
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Mick McComesky
Registered: March 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 556
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Sat September 16, 2006 9:37pm
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Thanks Scott. There is far more time than actual work involved, and most of the time was me actually taking my time. Give it a shot if you get locked in this winter! Hard to describe the amount of self satisfaction I got out of this, especially after playing with it for a while.
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